Wire-attaching clip



May 12, 1925.

A J. .W. MEAKER WIRE ATTACHING CLIP Filed Sept. 20, 1923 1 taching fencewires to for easy and Patented Ma 12, 1925.

. l I JOHN W. MEAKER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,

rss PATENT OFFICE.

ASSIGNOR'TO AMERICAN STEEL 8t WIRE COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A.CORPORATION OF- NEW ERSEY.

WIRE-ATTACHING CLIP.

- Application filed September 20, 1923. Serial No. 663,828.

T all whom it fi my concern:

Be it known. that I, JoHiv W. MEAKERL a citizen of the United States,residing at Chcago,.in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Vim-Attaching Clips, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a new and improved wi're attaching clip andIDOIQPHI- ticularly toa clip ada ted for use 111 atence posts of typeshaving wire engaging flanges and webs directed approximately at rightangles to the flanges. v Y

Clips of this character mustbe adapted rapid ap'pl'cation to the wireand post and capable of making proper retaining contact with the postand wire.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improvedwire retaining clip which is smple in design and adapted for easy andrapid application.

' It is a further object to provide a clip, the wire engaging portion ofwhich is so formed as to provide effective retaining engagement with thewire without deformation of the wire or clip. Other and further objectswill appear as the description proceeds.

I have illustrated certain preferred embodiments of my invention in theaccompanying drawings, in which-- Figure. 1 is a thereto by means of myclip; Figure 2 is a; view of Figure 1 as seen from the left;

Figure 3 is a section taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the clip shown in Figures 1 to 3; i

Figure 5 is a view similar to Flgure 1 but showing a modified form ofclip; and- Figure 6 is a view-similar to Figure 3 but showing the formof clip shown in Figure 5.

The clip has been shown used in connection with a T-shaped post 11having serra tions formed on the edges of the flange, these serrationshaving high points 12 and low points 13. As shown in the drawings, thefence wire 14 will normally lie across 0pposite depressions or lowpoints 13.

My improved clip, in the form shown in fragmentary view of a portion ofa fence post with wires attached Figure 4, is provided with theflange'engag'ng hook 15, the post edge engaging straight portion 16, thewire engaging. are 17, the second straight post edge engaging portion 18and the securing portion 19. s shown in Figure 3, when the clip isapplied to the post to secure a 'wire, the hook portion 15 is hooked behnd the one side of a flange:

2 of the post. The straight portion 16 hes across the face of the postupon one side ofthe wire 14, the are 17 crosses the wire at an angle andthe secondstraight portion 18 lies upon the opposite side of the wire 14and adjacent thereto. The portion 19 is bent around the bulb 21'on therear of the web'of the post. It will be noted, as clearly shown inF'gures 3 and 6, that' neither the clip nor ,the wire engages the flatface of the post.

The form of clip shown in Figures 5 and 6 is similar to that of theother figures and is provided with the flange engaging hook 15, the wireengaging are 17' and the straight portions 16 and 18'. Instead of thelong portion 19, however, this form of clip is provided with a ortion 22adapted to be bent around the e go of the flangeopposite to the portion15, as clearly shown-in Figure 6.

With types of clips having straight portions adapted to extend across"the face of arc 17 closely surrounds the wire and the opposite sideportions 16 and 18 lie adjacent to and parallel with the wire. The clipthus firmly and positively engages the wire and retains it in place uponthe post in a manner adapted to adequately prevent verticaldisplacement.

The clip is capable of rapid application by merely bending the portion19 around the rear of the post or the portion 22 around the rear of theflange and, particularly when applied to posts of the general typeshown, is efficient in preventing movement of the wire vertically of thepost, aswell as providing the desired relative freedom of movement ofthe wire laterally of the post.

- I claim:

1. A wire attaching clip for use with fence posts having a wire engagingflange, the clip having a hook adapted to engage an edge of a postflange, a portion adapted to extend across the flange to retain wireagainst the flange, and an end portion adapted to be bent around anotherportion of a post, the Wire retaining portion having its central portionformed with a relatively short Wire retaining arc formed therein, theparts of the Wire retaining portion upon either side of the are beingformed to lie approximately parallel to a post flange.

2. A Wire attaching clip for use with fence posts having a Wire engagingflange, the clip having ahook adapted to engage an edge of a postflange, a portion adapted to extend across the flange to retain Wireagainst the flange, and an end portion adapted to be bent around anotherportion of a post, the Wire retaining portion having its central portionformed with a relatively short Wire retaining are formed therein, saidare approximately equaling in depth the diameter of the ire, the partsof the Wire retaining portion upon either side of the arc being formedto lie approximately parallel to the wire and to a post flange. 4

3. A Wire attaching clip for use with fence posts having a Wire engagingflange, the clip having a hook adapted to engage an edge of a postflange, a portion adapted to extend across the flange to retain Wireagainst the flange, and an end portion adapted-to be bent around towardthe rear of a post, the wire retaining portion having its centralportion formed with a relatively short Wire retaining are formedtherein, the parts of the Wire retaining portion upon either side of theare being formed to lie approximately parallel to a post flange, andbeing oflset relative to each other whereby they lie in approximatelyparallel spaced horizontal planes.

4. A wire attaching clip for use with fence posts having'a Wire engagingflange, the clip having a hook adapted to engage an edge of a postflange, a portion adapted to extend across the flange to retain Wireagainst the flange, and an end portion adapted to be bent around towardthe rear of a post, the Wire retaining portion having its centralportion formed with a relatively short wire retaining are formedtherein, said are approximately equaling in depth the diameter of thewire, the parts of the Wire retaining portion upon either side of theare being formed to lie approximately parallel to a post flange, andbeing offset relative to each other whereby they lie in approximatelyparallel spaced horizontal planes, the distance between said planesbeingnot less than the diameter of the Wire.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this 17th day of September, 1923.

JOHN W. MEAKER.

